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Leading through stormy times: in conversation with Bev Messinger

Wednesday 21st April 2021
In this episode, outgoing IOSH chief executive Bev Messinger reflects on the challenges and achievements of her four years at the helm of the world's largest occupational health and safety membership organisation.
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Hotel guest fell 6ft through rusty railings

Monday 19th April 2021
Britannia Hotels has been fined more than £86,000 after an employee suffered life-changing injuries after falling through a gap railings
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Lift plan fail and height breach lands contractor in court

Friday 16th April 2021
A construction firm must pay £63,000 after being spotted using a makeshift platform for a mobile crane and failing to use edge protection on a scaffold platform.
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Mask-refusing delivery driver ‘fairly dismissed’, tribunal rules

Friday 16th April 2021
A lorry driver who was sacked after refusing to wear a facemask inside his cab on a client’s site was fairly dismissed, a judge has ruled.
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Staff concerned with building ventilation, poll reveals

Wednesday 14th April 2021
The risks of airborne coronavirus transmission could be a barrier to a return to work for a third of workers, according to a poll.
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OSHA launches COVID emphasis initiative

Tuesday 13th April 2021
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis programme focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus.
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IOSH magazine and website named finalists in Association Excellence Awards

Wednesday 21st April 2021
IOSH magazine and it's website, ioshmagazine.com, have both been shortlisted in this year's Association Excellence Awards.
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Mask-refusing delivery driver ‘fairly dismissed’, tribunal rules

Friday 16th April 2021
A lorry driver who was sacked after refusing to wear a facemask inside his cab on a client’s site was fairly dismissed, a judge has ruled.
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A just culture at National grid Metering

Tuesday 6th April 2021
As we all anticipate the 'new normal', whatever form it takes, Chris Cleveland CMIOSH, Head of Safety, Health, Environment, Assurance, Risk and Resilience, National Grid Metering, is clear that adaptability will now, more than ever, be an essential skill for safety leaders.
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IOSH names new chief executive

Thursday 8th April 2021
Vanessa Harwood-Whitcher has been appointed as IOSH's new chief executive, to succeed Bev Messinger, who will retire this summer.
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Protecting health, post-COVID

Thursday 1st April 2021
COVID-19 has drastically altered the way we live, but might it also have shown us potentially positive culture changes for the future?
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Most read stories in March

The 5 biggest OSH stories you need to read last month
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HSE grilled over its COVID response at Select Committee hearing

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Unions and HSE leaders clashed over the enforcement of COVID guidance at work last week – IOSH magazine was there to report on it.
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Workers in non-OSH compliant garment factories at greatest MSD risk, research finds

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
An international research project which has studied the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among female workers in ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh has found a high MSD burden among those working long hours in non-OSH compliant
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Women in OSH

VIDEO: Celebrating women in health and safety

Monday 8th March 2021
To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to women in senior OSH positions to ask what can be done to achieve gender parity in the health and safety profession.
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Report reveals benefits of using change interventions to mitigate COVID-19 risks

Tuesday 16th March 2021
The findings of a survey that looked at how behavioural insights can mitigate the risk of COVID have been published.
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ISO 45001 migration deadline- only 6 months to go

Friday 16th April 2021
Back at the beginning of 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the IAF extended the OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 migration deadline by six months.
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Friday 16th April 2021
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On demand webinar: 'health and safety is more than a hard hat'

Wednesday 14th April 2021
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Fingerprint drug testing supports Health & Safety for major housebuilder

Tuesday 6th April 2021
We recently conducted research that showed that 58% of employers felt workplace drug testing was even more important during the pandemic. From an employers’ Health & Safety perspective, organisations clearly need to promote adherence to company drug policies, but how can this be done proactively and efficiently during a pandemic?
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The burning question: Are care providers doing enough when it comes to fire safety?

Wednesday 31st March 2021
Fire can have a devastating effect on organisations; around 70% of businesses fail within three years of a major fire - so why are so many care organisations taking risks when it comes to fire safety?
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Is your business prepared for a safe return to the workplace?

Wednesday 31st March 2021
iHASCO’s Head of Business Development, Alex Wilkins, outlines some key advice for business owners and managers when it comes to preparing for a return to the workplace and easing employees back to work.
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